Paint remover and process of making the same.



casein.

ing tolu therefore usually prefer to employ oi'rnic. acid while with renioven containing henzol I prefer to emploj.Y acetic acid. Furthermore, l find that Athe removers acidnlated with acetic acid are rather better for lead pai since acetate ol' load more soluble in alcohol than is the iormate, and in removers intended to treat old white lead paint l therefore rather` prefer to aci ulal the cinnpound solvent with acetic acid,

slated, the phenol used is preferably ordinary cresylic acid, though carholic acid may also be employed. ln practice, .i mix the phenol with about the saine quantity ot' an armnatic hyrlrocarhon, in this case prelerahly hcnzol, though toluol or xylol may he used, and then add about the same amount. ol alcohol. The clear solution so iol-med, in spite ot the solvent-ptm'er of cresylie acid for casein, dissolves relatively little 0ithat substance in any convenient time; this heilig probably due to tht',l restraininlar action ol' the benzol and alcohol. But on adding a few per cent. of a concentrated acetic acid, say 5 per cent. it hecomcs a relatively good sols vent for relatively large amounts ol colloids such as '.len per cent. oi casein dlssolved in the acidulated mixture will give a remover oi a consisteiufy rather greater than that nl castor oil` As the lower alcohol employed. l prel'crahly use methyl alcohol which may lie oi any' olV the stronger commercial c'radcs. dinary wood spirit is perfectly suitalile. l

i practical example of my remover and ol' the proc ess ol' making the same. l may at-lduce Ille i'ollowini Mix nhout lhttl grams ol' ordinary commercial eres lu,` acid or cresll with l5( henzol and t ll to ltlltl grams of commercial same quantity ol' commercial wood alcohol. 'lho mixture forms a clear solution. Upon now adding ahout halla kilo ol'commcrcial dried casein. preleralrly ground te about l2() mesh. it. will lic l'onne'l not to dissolve to any extent. at least at. Iirst.. llnt upon adding,T a. small quantity ol a concentrated acetic acid. ahout 5 per cent., or, in this case. about 25() grams, the casein will he found to ei'o into solution. producing a thick transparent o translucent mass ol' a consistency somewhat greater thu! that o castor oil. The stated, amount Cl' casein is'ahoui; l0 per cent. oi thc whole mass. Tho solution is .facilitated hy warming or hy violent sti rino', the latter, because oi the thicli consistency, heini; host performed hy some commercial orrn of sti ring apparatus. lf the remover is desired somewhat thicker a little more casein may he employed; if somewhat thinner, a little less. But'. for most purposes, 1G per cent. will give about the right consistency.

Glue or other proteids may be used to replace part or all of the'casein, but I prefer casein. Part or all the cresylic acid may oe replaced hy carholic acid, but l prefer the ruler. While a portion oi the volatile sol 1 .ilcoholfor henzol, may 'be employed alter the solution ofthe casein, i prefer to mix the total quantity ol" such solvents with the phenol hefore attempting to dissolve tl; V.aseirh Theliiiuiflfattyacid mayheadded l l l l l i l before the casein is added, but l' prefer to :idd 'the casein iirst as the operation is rather smoother.

The remaver produced is substantially n mixture of aromatic hydrocarbon, such as henzol, and a lower alcohol, such as methyl alcohol, celloided and given consistance by the presence of about l0 per cent. oi colloid, calculated on the total mass, with enough acetic acid to hold the colloid in solution, say about 5 per cent. oi the total mass. "hose proportions may oicourse he varied a little Oneway or another but those'steted are piactical and satisfactory, producing e. remover of good paint softening kand disintegrating power which can loe easily applied with a paint brush. Because of the presence of the phenol, the mixture has goed disinfectant powers,

renderiinr it eminenti suitable for treatiufr old coated D y C! surfaces, while the proteid present restrainsithe action of the phenol upon the hands oi' the user.

The presence ol' acetone in the wood alcohol eruployed is not injurious for the present purposes. l

What I claim is:-

l. ihe process ol producing.Y a paint and varnish remover which comprises mixing.; a phenol with one of the lower alcohols anrlwith an aromatic hydrocarbon and in then dissolving ca. l lsmall amount of acetic acid.

L. 'the process ol' producingr a paint and varnish remover which comprises mixing.r crcsylic acid with au aromatic hydioc rhon and willi one of the lower alcohols. :unl in then ,tu olviue' casein iu thc mixture with the aid ot' n small amount' ol' acetic acid.

Il, ''he process. of prodncn" a paint and varnish remover which comprises mixingl cresvlic acid with hcnznl :incl incthvl alcohol. and in thcn dissolvingy casein in the mixture with the aid ot' :i small amount ot' acetic acid.

-l. The' process ol' protluciu;r a paint and varnish remover which comprises mixing' a phenol willi an aromatic' hi'drocni'llou nml a lower ulrolml. mixing casein with the mixture. acidulatine, said mixture with a small amount of acetic acid to cause :i solution oi' the casein. anddlssolvlng thc casein.

.'t. As :i paint and varnish remover. a thlcir mixture of u piwnol. :in aromatic lii'rlrccarhon .nm one of the lower alcohols in about equal proportions, salti rernovei"c0ntain in;` about it) per cent'. .l itis-.sunniti casein as a colloiillng; agent and :i little ace* id.

(l. As a paint and varnmh remover, a thick mixture o' ci'esylic acid, nu aromatic hydrocarhtm :in-l one of the lower alcohols: in about ci; proportioisfsaid remover innc' about lll per ccnl'. of dissolved casein as colnu agent and a'liitlc acetic acid.

As a paint and varnish remover. a thick mixture of eresyl acid, llcnzol and one ol the lower alcohols h1 ahout equal propontions, said remover containing ahout 1Q per cent, or' dissolved casein as a colloiding agent and a little acetic acid. A

tl. As paint and vnrnlsh remover, a thick mixture of cresylie aci heuzol :unl methyl alcohol lu about equal in ln the mixture with the aid ol a 

